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Joe Bonaminio, father of murdered Riverside police Officer Ryan Bonaminio, said he wished that some of the jurors who convicted Earl Ellis Green and recommended the death sentence had attended the post-trial news conference.

He wanted to thank them for their service, and the outcome of the case. He especially praised them for being able to view the autopsy photos of Ryan. The Bonaminios stepped out of the courtroom before the photos were shown.

PE's Chris Ercoli and John Asbury provide courtroom reaction after Earl Ellis Green was convicted Friday of first degree murder and special circumstances in the slaying of Riverside Police Officer Ryan Bonaminio. Click read more to see footage from the courtroom.

Final arguments are expected this morning in the trial of Earl Ellis Green accused of murdering Riverside Police Officer Ryan Bonaminio. And if the pace of the proceedings continues as it has all week the jury could begin deliberating as soon as this afternoon.

PE reporters Rich De Atley and Brian Rokos are at the courthouse (No, they're not tweeting from inside the courtroom!) We'll post updates at the first break and have a video analysis ... > Read the rest of this entry»

When the first prospective panel of jurors for the Earl Ellis Green trial heard they might be in court for two months, they gasped.

The case certainly seemed headed for a long trial: Green is charged in the November 2010 slaying of Riverside Police Officer Ryan Bonaminio. He has pleaded not guilty. If convicted as charged, Green could face the death penalty.